🎓Built by operators from Uber, BHP, Unilever + Cambridge/Oxford researchers

Echo uses real conversations, not surveys, to understand what's happening inside your workforce

90-second voice check-ins. PCT-powered insights. Actionable in hours, not months.

✓60-70% engagement in week 1
✓90-day board readiness

Why your engagement survey isn't working

The perfect storm has hit People Ops

The crisis:

Employee engagement at 10-year low
31% in U.S., 21% globally (2024)
46% of workers actively job-hunting
Up from 35% in 2022
74% won't answer more than 5 questions
Survey fatigue is real
80% of your workforce excluded
Frontline workers lack corporate email/desktops

Annual surveys aren't just underperforming—they're actively harming trust. Employees feel surveyed, not heard. Feedback disappears into a black hole.

Response Rates: Traditional vs. Voice

Data from Gallup, SHRM, and continuous listening research (2020-2024)

Voice changes everything:

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90-second check-ins
Minimal survey fatigue
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SMS/WhatsApp
45-60% response (vs. 15-25% email)
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Bypasses literacy barriers
Affects 50% of adults
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Weekly pulse
Real-time action, not annual snapshots

90 Seconds

To understand what matters

The 90-second conversation your team actually wants to have

Traditional surveys miss the nuance. Echo uses natural voice conversations to capture the emotional context and root causes behind the data.

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    Spot burnout signals weeks before resignation
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    Echo asks why, not just what—so you solve root causes
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    Team trends without Big Brother surveillance
Surface Issue"I'm stressed"
Goal Conflict"Autonomy vs. Micromanagement"

Echo's Insight: Employee values independence but feels micromanaged. Intervention: Restore control through delegation or clear boundaries.

Understand the why behind the what

Most engagement tools just measure sentiment. Echo uses Perceptual Control Theory (PCT)—the science of how people regulate their work lives.

The insight: Workplace distress comes from unresolved goal conflicts. An employee wants autonomy but feels micromanaged. They value work-life balance but face impossible deadlines. These conflicts create the "error signal" that drives burnout and disengagement.

Echo's 90-second voice conversations detect these conflicts through tone, hesitation, and context—then provide micro-coaching to resolve them in the moment.

Built by Dr. Warren Mansell, academic leader at Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester, and King's College London.

Built by operators and scientists

Combining frontline operational experience with academic research excellence

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Dr. Warren Mansell

Academic Leader on Perceptual Control Theory

Pioneered the application of PCT to workplace stress and occupational psychology. Co-author of '4Ds of Dealing With Distress'—ultra-brief intervention for goal conflict resolution.

Background
University of CambridgeUniversity of OxfordKing's College LondonUniversity of ManchesterCurtin University
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Fletch Young

Operator-first product builder

Built operations systems for high-stakes frontline environments. Deep expertise in voice-first engagement and continuous listening platforms.

Background
Uber (WA Ops)BHP MiningUnilever

"Built with leaders from BHP to Goldman Sachs"

Privacy by Design

We believe psychological safety requires actual safety. Workers control their data, and anonymity is baked into the core.

Anonymized

Voice data is processed and discarded. No raw audio storage.

Aggregated

Insights are grouped to protect individual identity.

User Controlled

Workers can delete their data at any time.